Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Mendelian InheritanceUnit 2: Gene Interaction and Multiple AllelesUnit 3: Linkage and Crossing Over
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Chromosomes, Cell Division and PolyploidyUnit 5: Mutation and Molecular Genetics
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 2 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 24 topics
01Unit 1: Mendelian Inheritance
5 topics+
- History of genetics
- Mendel's experiments on pea
- Law of segregation and independent assortment
- Monohybrid, dihybrid, back cross and test cross
- Probability and chi-square test
02Unit 2: Gene Interaction and Multiple Alleles
5 topics+
- Incomplete dominance and codominance
- Epistasis: dominant, recessive
- Complementary, duplicate and inhibitory genes
- Multiple alleles and blood groups
- Pleiotropy and lethal genes
03Unit 3: Linkage and Crossing Over
4 topics+
- Linkage: coupling and repulsion
- Crossing over and its mechanism
- Recombination frequency and map distance
- Sex determination and sex-linked inheritance
04Unit 4: Chromosomes, Cell Division and Polyploidy
5 topics+
- Chromosome structure and karyotype
- Mitosis and meiosis
- Structural changes in chromosomes
- Euploidy, aneuploidy, auto- and allopolyploidy
- Cytoplasmic inheritance
05Unit 5: Mutation and Molecular Genetics
5 topics+
- Mutation: types and mutagens
- DNA as the genetic material
- Structure of DNA (Watson and Crick)
- DNA replication
- Genetic code, transcription and translation
About this course
You will be able to
- State Mendel's laws and solve monohybrid, dihybrid and test cross problems
- Identify gene interactions and modified dihybrid ratios
- Explain linkage, crossing over and calculate recombination frequency and map distance
- Describe chromosome structure, mitosis, meiosis and polyploidy in crop plants
- Explain mutation, DNA as genetic material, DNA structure, replication and the genetic code
Who it is for
- B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture students of Semester 2 (ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus)
- Students of UP agriculture colleges preparing for semester exams or back papers
- Aspirants revising basics for ICAR / state agriculture exams
What you need
- Basic biology of 10+2 (cell and heredity)
- Calculator for ratio and probability problems
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this course follow?
It follows the ICAR 5th Deans' Committee syllabus of B.Sc (Hons.) Agriculture, Semester 2, used by UP agricultural universities and agriculture colleges.
What if my university syllabus is different?
The centre follows your own university's syllabus and previous papers; units missing here are added for your batch.
Does it help for competitive exams?
Yes - the same topics are asked in ICAR AIEEA PG, JRF, state agriculture officer and banking AFO exams.
